Where the Sad Things Hide

By Sarah T., Santa Barbara, CA

Image Credit: Michelle B., Blairsville, GA

As they kissed for the last timeHis eyes betrayed the cruelty of his crimeShe was broken beyond repairHis last words, “Take care,”Locked into her mind they stoodWhere even death did no goodAnd hidden there in that sad placeIs the trace of an angel’s tear as it rolls down her faceThe water it stained as it fell There is where the sad things dwell